Insect guard



Oct. 23, 1923;

A, PARRELLA INSECT GUARD Filed Nov. 10-. 1921 -/l/vT0/v/0 BW/PELL/I Igtmnua Patented Get. 23, 1923.

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"Application-filed November 10, 1921. Serial 1E0, 514,351.

To aZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, AN'roNIo PA RELLA,

a citizen of the United States, residing at VVaslnngton, 1n the Districtof -C0lumb1a, have invented certain new and useful Imiprovements' inInsect Guards, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to an improvement JIl insect guards andlhaspartieularrreference to such a device adapted to be used in.

conjunction with the leg'of an'article of furniture, such as a bed,table or other article thatit is desired to protect.

An object of the invention is to provide such a device which maybeapplied to the leg of a piece of furniture without the ne'- cessity ofmaking alterations thereon, and which will present a neat appearance.

A further object of the invention is to provide an article ofmanufacture'of the above mentioned character which is so designed as tobe used'in conjunction with a well known caster now upon the market.

A still further object of the invention is to provide such a guard,which is so con structed, that when the furniture is given a suddenmovement, the liquid contained therein will be prevented fromoverflowing the sides thereof.

A still further object of the invention is to provide such a devicewhich-is extremely simple in construction, strong, durable and highlyconvenient in use.

Other important objects and advantages of the invention will be apparentduring the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the lower end of a leg of furnitureillustrating the invention applied thereto,

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof,

Figure 3 is a plan view of the guard, and

Figure 4 is a transverse section through the guard, showing the casterin elevation. Referring to the'drawings in detail, the numeral 5designates a leg of furniture, in this instance beingthe leg of a bed.

The guard is formed in acup shape, having a raised central portion 6 anda cup or bowl 7. The central portion 6 extends substantially above theedge of the cup 7 The edge of the cup 7 is turned slightly in as shownat 8. The central portion 6 is provided with an aperture 9 in thecenterthereof, for the reception of a stem 10. carried by a caster 11.The casterin this instance is shown as a balltcaster, having acylindrical body portion 12 and aball bearing 13. Thecaster-construction iscominon to a well known make .now upon the market.The stem lOjafterpassing through the aperture 9, enters the usual socketin the leg of the furniture. The body portion 12- when engaged, with;the guard, fits, snugly within the central'portio'n 6, andsuchfitissuiticiently tight, to prevent. the caster from. .drOpp ngout. shouldthe furniturebe lifted.

When it isfdesired touse this guard upon the legs of other pieces offurniture, such as an ice box, that is not provided with roll v ermeans, such guard is secured to the leg by means of screws, passingthrough opening- 14 formed in the top of the portion 6 of the guard. V I

In operation, when it is desired to place the guard upon a leg of anarticle of furniture, the caster is forced into the central portion 6,with its stem 10 projecting above the guard. As before mentioned, thisfit should be a snug one, and one that requires a small amount ofpressure to assemble. The stem is then inserted into the usual socketinthe leg, provided for this purpose. Any suitable means may be employedto hold the stem in the socket of the furniture, as this is commonpractice, and applicant makes no claim thereto. Afterthe guard has beenplaced upon the leg, same is filled to about the point indicated withsome insecticide. Should the bed be given a sudden movement, the liquidcontained in the cup will beprevented from splashing by coming intocontact with the inturned edge 8, which sets up a backwash in thedirection of the central portion and as the portion 6 extends above thecup 7 the liquid will be prevented from coming in contactwith the leg ofthe furniture. i

veniently applied to furniture and at the same time use a caster nowmanufactured and. for sale upon the market ice The guard as described isadapted to be,

stamped or pressed from a single piece of metahthereby making itsmanufacture extremelycheap, and it is highly important that a caster ofthe type shown be used, as

' it iswell known that the roller casters now in use are verydestructive to a carpet or.

floor. lhe ball bearing caster shown has proven itself satisfactory andis more preferable than the roller.

It is to be understood that the form of the invention herewith shown anddescribed is to be taken as the preferred form thereof,

but is to be understood that various changes in the shape, size andarrangement of parts may be, resorted to Without departing from thespirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claim.

Havingdescribed my invention, What I claim is:

7 In an insect guard for the legs of articles of furniture, thecombination With an element of stamped sheet metal comprising a cupshape portion for holding an in-V secticide and a centrally disposedportion of inverted cupshape with an opening in its 20 top, saidinverted cup shaped portion extending substantially above the upper edgeof the first named cup shaped portion,

of a caster comprising a rotative ball and a cylindrical body portionwithin which said ball is housed and rotates, the external surface ofthe cylindrical body portion cor responding both as to size and shape tothe internal surface of the inverted cup shaped ANTONIO PARRELLA.

